COMMENTARY: Popes from John Paul II to Francis have made clear that the Church cannot ordain women — yet some persist in ...

(RNS) — 40 years ago this week, the world's second-largest Mormon denomination announced it would start ordaining women. That decision forever changed the church, which is now gearing up for its first ...

A minister in the Church of the Brethren whose ordination was invalidated because he is openly gay said he will leave the denomination and be ordained in the United Church of Christ. Matthew Smucker ...

This week marked a momentous anniversary for Community of Christ, the Mormon denomination based in Independence, Missouri, that was formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...

The Community of Christ’s USA National Conference has recommended policy changes that would allow for the ordination of gay people and marriages or covenant commitment services of gay couples. The ...

His parents named him “Ghulam-e-Masih,” which translates to “servant of the Messiah.” “I was expected to fulfill my parents’ dream and I have,” said the Rev. Ghulam M. Nasrani. Despite some setbacks, ...

The year before I was ordained, 1973, I spent every Tuesday night reading Beyond God the Father by Mary Daly with five nuns and a Presbyterian laywoman. We read a dozen or so pages each Tuesday. We ...

Rev. Patrick M. Collins was ordained into the Christian ministry Sunday (May 29) at Vine Congregational United Church of Christ, 1800 Twin Ridge Road. Guests involved in the service included: Nebraska ...